Sydney Taronga Zoo General Entry Ticket

Get an up-close look at the animals of the world at Sydney Taronga Zoo — the zoo with a view! Situated on the foreshore of Sydney's magnificent harbor, Taronga Zoo has something for animal-lovers of all ages. This entry ticket provides general admission to the zoo, including the Sky Safari gondola. If you’re interested in seeing or learning about more of the wildlife, optional activities such as keeper presentations, animal encounters, a seal show and bird show are available; some of these activities require an additional cost at your own expense.

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Your Sydney Taronga Zoo entry ticket provides general admission to the zoo and includes the Sky Safari gondola. Any guided tours, animal encounters and other optional activities inside the zoo are at your own expense.

After entering the zoo, make your way around its 10 themed areas — including Wild Australia, Wild Asia and the Great Southern Oceans — where you can see animals living in unique environments that imitate their natural habitats. Have your camera ready at all times, as views of Sydney Harbour and Harbour Bridge abound.

Don’t miss a ride on the Sky Safari gondola, which whisks you high above the zoo grounds, giving you bird’s-eye views of zoo inhabitants like elephants. It also provides photo ops of Sydney Harbour, Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.

If you'd like a more up close and personal experience, you can pay for optional animal encounters with wildlife like koalas, giraffes and reptiles. Meet these fascinating creatures, and take home a souvenir photograph.

Education Officers can offer you and your family a wildly different learning experience, allowing you to go face to face with live animals. Learn about plants and animals in their natural environments, and develop an understanding and positive attitude about wildlife of all types. This experience gives visitors both young and old the skills and enthusiasm to actively participate in the care and conservation of flora and fauna in their own communities.

Sydney Taronga Zoo opened on October 7, 1916. Since then, the zoo has conducted 33 conservation breeding programs, 11 recovery programs, 10 in situ conservation partnerships and is involved in a further 10 major research programs for conservation. The zoo is a not-for-profit organization and maintains a proud international reputation for animal care and conservation.

How to get to the zoo:The easiest way to get to the zoo from central Sydney is by ferry. Not only is it convenient but it’s also a great way to see spectacular Sydney Harbour. Ferries depart from Wharf 2 at Circular Quay every 30 minutes. When you arrive at Taronga Wharf, take the Sky Safari gondola to the top entrance of the zoo. The gondola is included in the price of zoo admission. Alternatively, you can take the zoo bus service that meets every ferry.

Food options:

Taronga Food Market – Located near the elephant enclosure with indoor and outdoor seating; offers six different food and beverage outlets

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Traveler Reviews

I had never seen a kangaroo, wallabies, Emu, or wombats, but this zoo had all the animals I wanted to see. I have seen the koalas before, but this zoo definitely had more. Some of them awake! My favorite part was the Australian walkabout which basically is a wide open space with no fence between you and the animals. I feel like they could have come up to us and we can pet them. It was definitely the best zoo experience I had so far. The unexpected part was how you can see the city from the zoo. It really had a great view of the city and the water so you were able to see the a giraffe with the background of the whole Sydney skyline. I would highly recommend this spot to any visitors.

Reviewed by: Jennifer W, January 2015

Great zoo! Beautiful exhibits and it is a marvel that it is built into a "hill." We tried to buy a behind the scenes tour, but Viator doesn't update their website quickly enough and all the behind the scenes tours were sold out -wasting valuable time to find this out! Advice: book a behind the scenes tour ASAP, but even if you can't do that, you can still get up close to the kangaroos. You won't be able to hold a koala though. It's still a great opportunity!